Fossa vs Least Evening-Primrose

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Oenothera parviflora

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	Least Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Eupleridae	Onagraceae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Oenothera
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Oenothera parviflora

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fossa	Least Evening-Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).